If you’re still wondering whether Wealthy Affiliate is a fraud or a rip off – I don’t blame you. In fact the moment I heard about WA it was the exact line of text I typed inside the Google search box for reassurance. I don’t exactly remember at which forum I heard about Wealthy Affiliate but whoever mentioned it sounded genuine, so I decided to investigate further.

If it sounds too good to be true…

I’m sure you’ve heard this cliché before – it’s usually the phrase that lights up in neon in most people’s heads when they read sales letters these days. Bzzzt! Oh, great, you think to yourself, another page playing on my deepest hopes of making it big on the internet!

Except something was different after I finished reading Wealthy Affiliate’s front page. I didn’t feel like these guys were boasting about their earnings like most sites out there do. Neither did they make any promises of riches overnight.

To be honest I was a bit shocked when I read: “We want to work with people at Wealthy Affiliate who have the desire to succeed, not those looking for a get rich overnight without working for it.”

Are they serious? Why would they possibly want to deter people from signing up by saying that? I was almost sure it was a reverse-psychology sales tactic.

Sometimes things are not what they appear to be at first glance

Since I’ve been burned a few times before I turned to old faithful Google search box for answers. I probably went through at least thirty reviews in the span of a few days. They all sounded like parrot-like.

Although I couldn’t find anything negative, I was still extremely skeptical. Come on, I thought – everything about WA can’t possibly be that great! And it really isn’t. Nothing is perfect.

However after doing more research, here are some of the interesting facts I discovered:

• Their one-on-one mentoring support system is second to none

• You’re given a step-by-step blueprints on how to make steady income online as a member

• The quality and the array of tools they provide you with would cost you thousands if you were to get them separately from different websites

• You get a unique ability to start earning money right away with their Jobs System

• A top industry research system which they just recently added takes a lot of the guesswork out of finding hot and profitable niches

As a longtime subscriber to WA and an experienced Internet marketer here are some tips I’d like to leave you with:

• Don’t rush into anything when it comes to Internet marketing companies. Research companies thoroughly. Just because the sales letter is inviting and promises you instant returns – it’s not an immediate reason to dish out your hard-earned money

• Keep in mind that anything worthwhile takes time. If you’re considering Internet marketing be prepared to invest a chunk of your time without seeing anything in return for a long time. As any other business, it takes a while to turn any kind of decent profit.

• Don’t quit at the first sign of failure. This is one of the biggest pieces of advice I could possibly give you. You wouldn’t believe how many people I see everyday who expect a thriving business after a week and quit a few days later, because the little bit of work they put in didn’t bring them millions.